Wichita eagle., 1887-08-12
A Counterfeit Ball Ticket.

The Arion society has added curiosity t.
its collections. 1t is a counterfeit ball ticket
The imitation is of the coupon, which was de
tached from the big ticket for presentation al
the door, and was the work of a well known
designer OF this city, whose facility with the
pen is great. He made it on a wager that be
would get into the ball without paying, AND
success crowned his ingenuity. The imitation
is quite close enough to deceive any one in the
rush of a crowd at the entrance to a public
ball room, and the society values it much
more than it would the $40 whose loss it rep
resents.
Ten or twelve years ago there was quite ar
epidemic of counterfeit tickets received at the
Academy of Music during an Italian opera
season. For weeks they were received unde-
tected. When the forger was spotted he was
found to be a photographic engraver with
more love for music than money to crafty II
with. think it was Maretzek who was man,
aging that season-or perhaps Strakosch. Al
any rate, whoever it was took the matter
good humoredly and deadheaded the ingen
ious penman for the balance of the season -
Alfred Trumble in New York News.
Washington Marriage Companies.
A number of clerks in the treasury depart
ment have formed marriage insurance com
pany. Twenty of them have already paid in
their initiation fee, and pledged themselves to
stand by the contract. The number Is lin
tied to fifty They agree to pay 800 each
when one of the members gets married. A
marriage in the association is expected within
a few days, and there will be test of the
practical working of the organization. 1t is
said that in one of the most fashionable clubs
in Washington, a close corporation, consisting
of ten or twelve Of the young and single
members, has been formed for the purpose OF
marrying into wealthy families. A contract
is signed by each one entering the organiza
ton to pay, within one year OF the time oil
marriage, 10 per cent of the money and prop
ertv obtained by the marriage II Is agreed
in the compact that the energy and influences
of each member shall be exercised without re-
striction TO the success of the end aimed at
Each man is agent for himself or some other
member OF the organization, and has his eyes
wide open TO ascertain where profitable mar
riages can be made. When courtship Is
begun the combination begins to work, and
all kinds of schemes are manipulated to make
bis efforts successful Philadelphia Ledger.
oHe SSfchttuc A1u <NOs
! was born IN Philadelphia, and when five
years old received an accidental cut In the
left eye, from sharp missile in the hand of a
playmate of my own age. The injury was
not fatal ene, and If the doctors had let me
alone it is probable tina. / should have had
the use of two good eyes for the rest Of my
life After the wound healed it was covered
by slight scab, which the physician said
must be removed by the rse Of nitrate of sil-
yer. This he applied In % largea quantity
that the eve was scared as with a hot iron,
and the sight went out forever.
a fierce Inflammation was set up, passed
70 the other eye, and with two blazing fur.
naoes under my forehead l spent two years
in room dark as night, On diet Of Cruel,
mush and moiasses ami rice. with almost
daily doses Of medicine, cuppings, ieecning,
and bleeding administered after the heroic
method of that time, the eyes kept constantly
wet with a solution Of sugar OF lead W beg
/ came cut OF the prison il was with q small
fraction Of the right eye. for the solution bad
left a deposit. which, uniting with the lymph
from the Inflammation, Rad formed opacities
in the corner, which in tine biotted the SCH
from my sky and shut out from ne The
beauty Of the worh-Rev. w. Il Ailburn
in LippinooSf&